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Bolivia is a country of diversity: it embraces an astonishing range of landscapes and climates ranging from the Andes Mountains to the rainforests and savannahs of the Amazon basin. Alongside this, Bolivia is a culturally diverse country with the highest indigenous population on the continent (60%).…..
Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat is located in southwest Bolivia and can be visited either from Bolivia or from Chile. The most ideal way to see this fascinating landscape is through a three-day tour, where you besides the salt flat also visit the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve plus…..
The highest capital city in the world might take your breath away literally - as it lies on the Andes’ Altiplano plateau at 3600m above sea level - but not figuratively. Yes, La Paz is colorful, chaotic and full of life, but not exactly charming, so we tried to spend as little time in the city as…..
A visit to the world's largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest was on our to-do list while traveling in South America. Most people think of Brazil when planning a visit to the Amazon, yet the Amazon basin belongs to nine South American countries, which means that you do not need to take an…..
Crossing the border from Peru to Bolivia was very easy; we took a tourist bus from Puno to Copacabana. The bus dropped us off at the border and the driver waited for us until we were finished with the checking in and out. Bolivian border officers have a bad reputation of extorting money from…..
We have spent 19 days in Peru, where we have seen Inca ruins, colonial buildings, mountains, desert landscapes and South America's biggest lake. Peru is a very diverse country and has a lot to offer, no wonder that it is one of the most popular tourist destination in South America. I have a couple…..
I wanted to visit Lake Titicaca since I first heard about it in school. I have always been fascinated by the fact that this huge body of water lies at 3,800m above sea level and it is surrounded by the Andes. Plus the name Titicaca just sounds so magical. Thus, we had no doubt that we will include…..
We decided to hike Cañón Del Colca partly because it is the world’s second deepest canyon and partly because we wanted to do at least one multi-day hike while we are in Peru. Besides that we also heard that trekking is the best way to experience the canyon and it is easy to do it on your own without…..
Arequipa is Peru's second largest city and the legend says that the town was established by Inca Maya Capac, when his subjects asked him for permission to stay in the region, because they were impressed by the landscape and the mild climate. Inca Mayta Capac said "Ari qhipay" which in Quechua means…..
Machu Picchu is one of those places on earth that everyone has heard of, so naturally we couldn't imagine traveling to Peru without visiting this archeological site.
There are several ways to get to Machu Picchu. You can take one of the organized treks such as the Inca Trail or the Salkantay trek,…..
The beautiful Río Urubamba Valley contains the best land in the region, therefore it was already appreciated and inhabited by the Incas. They have called the area between Pisac and Ollantaytambo the Sacred Valley and created several settlements of great importance there.
The Sacred Valley has…..
Cusco was previously known as ciudad de los incas (city of the incas), as it was the historic capital of the Inca Empire, but lately the city markets itself as ciudad de todos (a city for all). And it is true, there seems to be place for everyone here; you can see Indian ladies in their traditional…..
We left Las Vegas 6am on the 27 of Sept. and arrived to Lima at 7pm after a short stop in Panama City. We flew with Copa Airlines, because they had the cheapest flight to Peru. This airline did not have the newest aircraft, but I have absolutely no regrets; they had only young and handsome male…..
I was not that interested in visiting Las Vegas, because it sounded like a overhyped place, but it turned out that they had cheap flights to Peru, so we decided to finish our roadtrip there.
We had a very tight itineray in the US, so we were quite tired by the time we got to Las Vegas, where we…..
The Colorado River is an amazing body of water; it stretches from the central Rocky Mountains in the US to the Gulf of California in Mexico. We first crossed the river at Page, where the river is regulated by the Glenn Canyon Dam.
We found out the hard way that Page is an expensive town for no…..
When we first entered Zion National Park, Kasper turned to me and asked: "How did we end up in Jurassic Park?" And as sure it is, the red cliffs of Zion canyon looked exactly like the scenery from the Lost World.
Zion National Park is a magical place, where everything takes life from the Virgin…..
After driving 6 hours through the desert in Utah we arrived to Escalante thirsty and tired. Our accommodation luckily had a small and reasonably priced restaurant, so we sat down at a table to order our well-deserved draft beers. The waitress nicely and politely informed us, that according to state…..
Grand Teton National Park lies just a few km south of Yellowstone, it is named after its tallest mountain; Grand Teton (4199 m).
A wildfire, which started in July in Grand Teton, burned off a huge area in the northern part of the park and was blocking the south entrance of Yellowstone for weeks…..
Yellowstone is a truly unique place, and after being there I am convinced, that everyone should visit it once in their life time. Simply the fact that Yellowstone is a supervolcano could be enough to wake one's interest in the park, but Yellowstone has much more to offer: beautiful landscapes,…..
The Rocky Mountains with its snow-capped peaks, dramatic wilderness and alpine lakes has been high on our places to visit list for quite some time now, therefore, after Seattle we headed to Glacier National Park in Montana, which is one of the most beautiful part of the Rockies.
Glacier National…..
After watching this Expedia travel video, we had high expectations of Seattle.
Unfortunately we got quite disappointed by this seaport city.
It is true, that Seattle has a beautiful location; it lies on the Puget Sound, is surrounded by water, forests and mountains, but the city itself is ugly…..
The San Juan Islands is a picturesque archipelago in the northwest corner of Washington state. The islands are famous for their resident pods of orca whales, and they were also the reason for our visit. We stayed at Anacortes the night before, so we could take an early ferry to Friday Harbor, which…..
To quench our thirst after a long drive, we had a stopover in Portland, Oregon, which is also known as Beervana, because it is home to more than 70 breweries. We have tried some very fun flavors; passion fruit sour, blueberry wheat and cucumber crush. There was also great selection of stout beer,…..
At San Francisco airport we have hired a car and drove up north to see Redwood National Park. This park is home of the world's tallest trees and protects nearly half of the remaining old growth redwoods. We had a short 5 km hike in the park and saw the Big Tree, a 1500 years old, 115 m high giant. I…..
We had 3 full days in San Francisco, which was enough time to see all the main sights and get a feeling of the city.
As San Francisco is a quite expensive city, and we are traveling on budget, we stayed at the cheapest place in downtown; the Winsor Hotel. It was a fine budget hotel; clean rooms and…..
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